Christian Marriage
For Christians, marriage is a reflection of the deepest unity: the unity of God and his church. In a Christian marriage, therefore, it is the unity of God’s kingdom, in Christ, and in the Holy Spirit that matters most. Ultimately, it is the only sure foundation on which a marriage can be built. “Seek first God’s kingdom and his justice, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matt. 6:33).
Ebooks on Christian Marriage
Sex, God, and Marriage
A refreshing new look at sex, love, and marriage that sees past the usual issues and gets to the root: our relationship with God, and the defining power of that bond over all other relationships.
"If faith is the only firm foundation for Christian marriage, it follows that each partner must make a commitment to Christ and the church before making a commitment to each other. Here the importance of baptism cannot be emphasized enough. As a confession of repentance for sin and as the covenant of a clear conscience with God, baptism is one of the greatest gifts a person can experience. I would even say that without it, there is no secure foundation for a Christian marriage."
Sex, God, and Marriage carries a Foreword by Mother Teresa and was formerly titled A Plea for Purity. Also available, a free study guide(English) to facilitate group discussion or personal study.
Love Letters
They were passionately in love, yet they rejected romance as the basis of their relationship, building instead on the promise of Jesus' words, "Seek first the kingdom of God." Circumstance (and scandalised parents) kept them separated for most of the next three years. But that separation bore its own fruit: an intense exchange of letters.
Articles on the Christian Marriage
Sex and the Pursuit of Happiness
No matter how consensual and tender and “loving” sex may be, without commitment it is self-centered and self-destructive. The body may get some satisfaction, but not the soul. Pain and disappointment invariably result. And worst of all, reverence for the other disappears.
Finding That Special Someone
Being “hooked up” is not a harmless social custom. By its nature, pairing off is geared toward obtaining intimacy without sacrifice, relationship without commitment. It reduces the art, the struggle, and the discipline of knowing and caring for another person to a ritual performance of hooking up and breaking apart.
Thoughts on Christian Marriage
Even if our generation has suffered tremendous anguish over our parents’ marriages and our own, we must have hope and faith that wounds can be healed, sins forgiven, and God’s plan for marriage reclaimed—for the sake of ourselves and our children, and for the sake of the whole world. An excerpt on founding a Christian marriage from the book "A Little Child Shall Lead Them."
Christian Marriage: A Panel Discussion
A discussion about Christian marriage in the world today. Questions include:
- Why is it important that a marriage remain a commitment between one man and one woman?
- What does it mean to be faithful in the Church, as a family (husband and wife) and as single people?
- So often we see that children are not wanted in our society. What can we do as a church to make them welcome?
A Wedding on the Block
Never have so many couples lived together, not just before marrying, but without any intention of doing so. Never have promoters of so-called alternative lifestyles lobbied so hard to undermine traditional views of marriage. Add to that a host of economic and social forces driving couples apart, and one might be justified in asking: Why bother?
For about 150 people who gathered in New York City on August 23, it was all the more refreshing, then, to witness a wedding that reminded everyone present what Christian marriage is really about.
The Glue of Society
In the past, motherhood was regarded as the noblest calling of a woman. Today it is too often pushed aside by more "desirable" occupations such as careers, and seen as an inconvenience or even an embarrassment. The author speaks about motherhood within the context of a Christian marriage, and includes single mothers as well.
Re-Founding Fathers
To be a father is to fulfill a noble vocation. But fatherhood is not for everyone: it is not for cowards or for those who are unsure of themselves. Once we become fathers, we remain fathers until we die. A true father must be a leader – a captain who guides his family’s ship through perilous waters to safe shores, a general who rallies his troops to take on the daily battles.
The Power of Sex
It is important that you keep your body pure for your marriage partner. When the sexual veil is lifted, it is a holy moment. For every human being has a sexual mystery which only the married partner should know about. A marriage built on this foundation will have God’s blessing. A marriage built to satisfy our sexual urges will be devastating and will not last, and will end up in separation or divorce or both.